Strawberry Angel Food Trifle

This trifle is a impressive but easy way to enjoy one of spring’s most delicious fruits – the strawberry. Made with angel food cake and cool whip, it’s a not-too-sinful weeknight treat. If you’re entertaining, make it with heavy cream and chocolate sauce.

Cut the angel food cake into 1 inch cubes and slice the strawberries. Whip the heavy cream in a mixer on high speed. Once it becomes stiff add the powdered sugar and vanilla.

Cover the bottom of the trifle dish with a layer of angel food cake pieces and cover it with a layer of strawberry slices. Top the strawberries with a layer of chocolate sauce and then a layer of whipped cream. Continue layering the angel food cake, strawberries, chocolate sauce and whipped cream until you reach the top of the trifle dish

Angel Food Cake
Yields 10 servings

6 room-temperature eggs*

3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

pinch salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1/2 cup flour

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Separate the eggs. Place the egg whites in a mixer bowl with the cream of tartar, salt and the vanilla and almond extracts. Beat on high. Gradually add the granulated sugar. Once stiff peaks are formed, turn off the mixer. Sift together the powdered sugar and flour. Fold the flour mixture into the eggs whites, 1/4 cup at a time. Spoon the mixture into an ungreased bundt pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the cake is browned on top and springs back when touched. Invert the cake pan immediately after removing the cake from the oven.

*Tip: The egg whites will whip up much better if the eggs are at room temperature.

Chocolate SauceYields approximately 1 cup

1/2 cup chocolate (such as chocolate chips or a chocolate bar chopped into small pieces)

1/2 cup whole milk, half and half or heavy cream

Pinch of salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a small saucepan over low heat, mix together the chocolate and milk or cream. Stir frequently until the chocolate is melted. Add a pinch of salt and the vanilla.

12 thoughts on “Strawberry Angel Food Trifle”

Delicious! You must be reading my mind. We’re planning a trifle for this weekend as well. ;) This looks delicious. I love the individual servings too. I tried a new restaurant tonight and had a meyer lemon pound cake trifle this evening. Amazing! It’s funny how you learn something new and then it pops up everywhere. Have a good night!

That looks great and I love how you can serve it fancy or not so fancy. Great suggestions. Oh and I suppose if someone were really in a rush they could buy an angel food cake, but that just doesn’t sound as fun as making one.:)

I love the recipe for the lamb, it is one of my favourite meats, my favourite being beef rib, which I always serve Yorkshire Pudding with. Anyone got recipes for Duck? it is my favourite
game meat. The trifle looks beautiful, I will have to try it next time I have family over, I am always looking for different ways to use strawberries, mmmmmm